Stoksund Municipality

Stoksund Municipality
Stoksund herred
Former municipality
Stokksund herred  (historic name)
View of Harsvika in Stoksund
View of Harsvika in Stoksund
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Stoksund within Sør-Trøndelag
Stoksund within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°02′14″N 10°02′49″E / 64.03722°N 10.04694°E / 64.03722; 10.04694
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictFosen
Established1 June 1892
 • Preceded byBjørnør Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byÅfjord Municipality
Administrative centreRevsnes
Government
 • Mayor (1960–1963)Konrad Solberg (Ap)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
114.2 km2 (44.1 sq mi)
 • Rank#493 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
407 m (1,335 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total
1,537
 • Rank#530 in Norway
 • Density13.5/km2 (35/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −1.7%
DemonymStokksunding[2]
Official language
[4]
 • Norwegian formBokmål[3]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1631[5]
Data from Statistics Norway

Stoksund is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1892 until its dissolution in 1964. The 114-square-kilometre (44 sq mi) municipality was located in what is now Åfjord Municipality in Trøndelag county. The municipality included the islands of Stokkøya and Linesøya plus many surrounding islets, and the surrounding area of the mainland. The administrative centre was the village of Revsnes, where the Stoksund Church is located.[6]

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 114-square-kilometre (44 sq mi) municipality was the 493rd largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Stoksund Municipality was the 530th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,537. The municipality's population density was 13.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (35/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 1.7% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]

General information

Stoksundet sound

The municipality of Stoksund was established on 1 June 1892 when the old Bjørnør Municipality was divided into three parts: Stoksund Municipality (population: 1,122) in the south, Osen Municipality (population: 1,575) in the north, and Roan Municipality (population: 2,069) in the centre. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Stoksund Municipality (population: 1,515) was merged into the neighboring Åfjord Municipality (population: 2,643) to its south.[9]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Stoksund strait which runs between the island of Stokkøya and the mainland. The first element of the name comes from the Old Norse word stokkr which means "log" or "stick". The last element is sund which means "strait" or "channel".[10] The municipal name was spelled Stoksund, with one "k", but today the name of the area is often spelled as "Stokksund". Currently, the official name of the area according to the Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority uses Stokksund, with the letter "k" used two times. There is no official documentation that exists that shows an official change in the spelling of "Stoksund" to or from "Stokksund".[11][12]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Roan Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Bjørnør prestegjeld and the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.[8]

Churches in Stoksund
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Stoksund Stoksund Church Revsnes 1825

Geography

The coastal municipality was located on the Fosen peninsula along the shore of the Norwegian Sea. It was bordered by Roan Municipality to the northeast and by Åfjord Municipality to the east and south. The highest point in the municipality was the 407-metre (1,335 ft) tall mountain Lavassfjellet.[1]

Government

While it existed, Stoksund Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[13] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Mayors

The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Stoksund was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:[14][15]

  • 1892–1898: Karolius Sørdal
  • 1899–1907: Jonas C. Refsnes (V)
  • 1908–1910: Eilert Andersen Herfjord
  • 1911–1913: Jonas C. Refsnes (V)
  • 1914–1916: Eilert Andersen Herfjord
  • 1917–1919: Kristian Lian (H)
  • 1920–1925: Samson Harbak
  • 1926–1928: Kristian Sørgjerd (V)
  • 1929–1931: Kristian Lian (H)
  • 1932–1941: Holger Stjern (Bp)
  • 1941–1942: Ola Kobberød (NS)
  • 1942–1945: Martin Eilertsen Herfjord (NS)
  • 1945–1955: Holger Stjern (Bp)
  • 1956–1960: Magne Sydskjør (H)
  • 1960–1963: Konrad Solberg (Ap)

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Stoksund was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Stoksund herredsstyre 1960–1963 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 14
Total number of members:17
Note: On 1 January 1964, Stoksund Municipality became part of Åfjord Municipality.
Stoksund herredsstyre 1956–1959 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 15
Total number of members:21
Stoksund herredsstyre 1952–1955 [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 11
Total number of members:16
Stoksund herredsstyre 1948–1951 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:16
Stoksund herredsstyre 1945–1947 [20]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 16
Total number of members:16
Stoksund herredsstyre 1938–1941* [21]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 7
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 6
Total number of members:16
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
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  13. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  14. ^ Sæther, Stein Arne, ed. (1993). Fosen. Natur, kultur og mennesker (in Norwegian). Trondheim: Adresseavisens Forlag. pp. 215–216.
  15. ^ Guttelvik, Henrik (1973). Bjørnør: Osen, Roan, Stoksund. Kommunejubileet 1837–1937 (in Norwegian). Bjørnør historielag. p. 43.
  16. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 14 April 2020.